David Kai Lennart Sundin, (born 23 May, 1976) is a Swedish author, television presenter and comedian.
Biography
Sundin grew up in
Gimo in
Uppland. He started working within comedy as part of the Killinggängets site ''Spermaharen''. He also worked along with Alex Schulman and his website "1000 Apor". In 2012, he published the book ''Fantasinyheter 2001–2012'',
Henrik Schyffert also wrote a few sections of the book. He has also done some work as a producer for segments for the television shows ''
Sen kväll med Luuk'' on
TV4 and ''
Roast på Berns
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'' on
Kanal5
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After a troublesome 1990s, Ka ...
, he wrote some of the manuscript for
Melodifestivalen
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and ''
Welcome to Sweden''. He has presented the athletics gala
Idrottsgalan
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and the SVT show ''Bäst i test''.
In 2013, he started doing standup and has performed at the clubs RAW, Norra Brunn and Stockholm Comedy Club. In 2015, Sundin was nominated for an
Kristallen award for his work in the comedy series ''Inte OK'' on
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.
Sundin plays "Dynamit-Harry" in
Tomas Alfredson's film ''Se upp för Jönssonligan''.
On 3 September 2019, Sundin was announced as a presenter of
Melodifestivalen 2020 along with
Lina Hedlund
Lina Maria Hedlund (born 28 March 1978) is a Swedish singer and member of the pop group Alcazar. She also has a solo career.
Career
Hedlund was born in Bollnäs. She has participated in Melodifestivalen a number of times, in Melodifestivalen ...
and
Linnea Henriksson. Sundin had a leading role in the 2021
Christmas calendar En hederlig jul med Knyckertz
''En hederlig jul med Knyckertz'' (en: An honest Christmas with Knyckertz) was the 2021 Sveriges Television's Christmas Calendar ( SVT). It started airing on 1 December 2021, and ended on 24 December the same year.
Plot
11 year old Ture Knycke ...
which is broadcast on
SVT.
Sundin is the author of "The book that did not want to be read", the most sold kids book in Sweden in 2020. The book has been sold to over 25 countries.
Bibliography
*''The book that did not want to be read'',
*''Fantasinyheter 2001-2012'',
*''Spermaharen'',
*''Sveriges Bästa Ordvitsar'',
*''Två nötcreme och en Moviebox'', (Illustrator)
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sundin, David
1976 births
Living people
Swedish television hosts